Turkiye quake: M'sian SAR team unable to enter ground zero due to logistics issues


Members of the second Malaysian rescue team (MAS-10) deployed to assist in the search and rescue (SAR) operation for Turkiye earthquake victims checking on their equipment on arrival in Gaziantep on Thursday night. - Photo: Bernama

GAZIANTEP (Turkiye): The second Malaysian rescue team (MAS-10) deployed to assist in the search and rescue (SAR) operation for Turkiye earthquake victims arrived in Gaziantep on Thursday (Feb 9) evening but is still unable to enter ground zero due to logistics problems.

The constraint is because the equipment for the SAR operation and personal needs of the team members, brought from Kuala Lumpur, had yet to fully arrive at Gazientep Airport, even though the mission team had arrived at 5.50pm (Gazientap local time) on Thursday.

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